Maheka Mirpuri has initiated a fight against cancer by setting up a charitable foundation at the Tata Memorial hospital (TMH) for providing financial assistance to the underprivileged towards cure for cancer as a whole and Head & Neck cancer in particular. Christened MCan foundation, this charitable foundation was kicked off with a grand charity gala and fund raiser. The designer, who lost her father and brother-in-law to cancer in the span of just one year, set up this charitable foundation in their memory.